Definition of "come after" [come after]

• To pursue, follow (verb)
• To follow, to succeed, to be the successor of (verb)

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• "Denny Moser, who during the last Seven had come after Fox with a pipe wrench and murder on his mind."
• "The conversation revolved around general Norwegian-Israeli ties, but those of us who knew what was to come after the guests had taken their leave could think of nothing else."
• "Rodes's division, less sharply organized, was under a man whose recent promotion had come after a clear demonstration of his capacity for command."